Senior Sister, Shut Up!

When Su Huaizhou heard Junior Brother’s devilish whisper in her ear, her entire body went cold, and her thoughts froze.

W-what do you mean?

The happy, blissful expression on her face instantly lost all color, leaving her bewildered and at a loss.

What did Junior Brother… just call me?

Congee Boss?

Did he say it wrong?

“W-what did you say?” Su Huaizhou still wanted to salvage the situation. She buried her head in his chest and feigned confusion. “What boss?”

“Senior Sister.” Jiang Miao held back his laughter as he hugged her soft body tightly. He leaned closer to her ear and teased, “You were the one who kept pushing me to confess. Are you satisfied now?”

“What are you talking about? I don’t understand.” She buried her face and gritted her teeth, still trying to play dumb.

“Yes, what am I talking about?” He wasn’t in a hurry to expose her completely. Instead, he thoroughly enjoyed Senior Sister’s hide-and-seek appearance and wanted to hug her longer. “Senior Sister, you actually know very well, right?”

“Ugh!” Su Huaizhou was basically certain that Junior Brother knew her Congee Boss identity all along! How is that possible???

Her small hands gripped his waist tightly, and her mind was utterly blank.

What followed was surging waves of embarrassment and shame. They crashed into her from all directions and slapped her mercilessly onto the shore.

No!

How does he know???

I want to die! I want to dieeeee!!!

Su Huaizhou’s consciousness screamed at her to escape, but Junior Brother held her even closer the moment she struggled slightly.

“Uhh…” She resisted for a second before her head was pressed back against his chest.

“L-let go of me…” Su Huaizhou panicked, wanting nothing more than to flee immediately and find a place where no one knew her.

Recalling everything she had said to Junior Brother over the past month under the guise of Congee Boss, she felt her heart stop beating again and again. Is this what it feels like to die…?

Su Huaizhou tried to push him away, but his hug seemed to make her weak all over, leaving her unable to free herself.

But then a thought struck her. He had known all along that she was Congee Boss, but he had kept her in the dark the whole time. A sudden wave of anger surged through her.

Then she recalled the three failed confessions yesterday, and everything clicked in her mind.

It turned out that… she had thought she had been the one playing with him in the palm of her hand, but in fact, it was Junior Brother who had been deceiving her and toying with her all along…

The clown is actually me? I’m so angry!

She was so angry that she was about to cry.

She had thought she was the one teasing Junior Brother while keeping her identity a secret, but she had never expected that he was pretending even better than her!

When school started, when they debated about whether Peach Jam was male or female, he had put on such a convincing act.

Later, when she pretended to discover he was Peach Jam, he feigned extreme embarrassment like it was social death.

All of it was an act?! Damn it!!! Su Huaizhou’s anger grew with each passing moment.

Finally, fueled by a sudden burst of strength and courage, she raised her foot and stomped down hard!

“Ow!” Jiang Miao gasped, feeling a sharp pain on the back of his foot.

He instinctively loosened his grip, and Su Huaizhou seized the chance to slip away from his arms. She turned into a gust of wind and darted into her bedroom.

Bang!

The door slammed shut.

Jiang Miao scratched his head awkwardly while looking at the closed bedroom door. He adjusted his pants to make himself feel more comfortable.

What now? It seems I’ve gone a bit too far…

After all, he had just exposed Senior Sister’s social death in front of her.

But wasn’t her reaction a bit too extreme?

They hadn’t even had lunch yet.

…

Jiang Miao stood in the living room, still reminiscing about Su Huaizhou in his arms.

On the table were steaming dishes, but his girlfriend, whom he had just won over, wasn’t here. Instead, she was hiding in her bedroom.

“Senior Sister.” Jiang Miao walked to the bedroom door and pressed the handle, only to find it locked. “Come out.”

“No!” Su Huaizhou’s angry shout came from inside.

“Don’t be angry. I didn’t intend to keep it from you,” he comforted. “Since I’m dating you, I definitely won’t hide anything about this.”

“I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!”

Bang! Something was thrown against the door.

“Senior Sister, it’s time for lunch. Your favorite stir-fried pork will turn cold if you don’t come out now.”

“Go away! Go away! You big liar!” Su Huaizhou was throwing a tantrum in her room, completely abandoning the poise expected of a senior sister.

But it was understandable.

Who could blame her? She had hidden her identity for over a month, but in the end, she was exposed and realized that she had been the one kept in the dark for so long. Anyone would have a meltdown.

Jiang Miao, totally unaware of the misunderstanding, thought that Senior Sister was really embarrassed. He scratched his head, feeling helpless.

“If you don’t come out, I’m going to eat without you.” He slowly walked back to the dining table while calling out towards the bedroom. “If the stir-fried pork is gone, it won’t be coming back!”

Then he sat down and prepared to eat.

But he definitely had to save the stir-fried pork for Senior Sister. There was no way he would really eat it.

But who could have thought that the mention of the stir-fried pork being eaten would make the bedroom door open with a click?

Su Huaizhou stepped out wearing a mask that concealed her face. She walked silently to the dining table without any emotion in her eyes.

Jiang Miao couldn’t help laughing at her appearance. “Senior Sister, you can’t eat with a mask on.”

“It’s none of your business!” She shot him a glare as she picked up the plate of stir-fried pork and grabbed her bowl and chopsticks with her other hand. Then she turned around and quickly made her way back to her bedroom.

Bang! The door slammed shut again.

Jiang Miao: “…”

Wait… can’t we even eat together?

He had finally pursued Senior Sister with great difficulty, and things had yet to warm up, but she locked herself in her room just like that?

He hadn’t hugged enough yet!

He picked up his chopsticks with a melancholic expression and poked the remaining two dishes on the table, feeling regretful for a moment.

If he had known that she minded so much, he wouldn’t have exposed the Congee Boss identity.

Keeping up the playful teasing would have been quite interesting.

It was mainly because he felt that since they were truly entering a relationship, there shouldn’t be any secrets in this aspect.

That was why he had chosen to reveal the truth when he confessed.

But he hadn’t expected Senior Sister’s reaction to be much more intense than he had anticipated.

“Jiang Miao!”

Just as he finished lunch and was about to clear the table, Senior Sister’s shout suddenly came from her bedroom.

His face lit up with joy as he hurried to the bedroom.

Although being called by his full name meant that she hadn’t calmed down, as long as she was willing to come out, there were plenty of ways to help her feel better.

Maybe a hug or two?

With this thought in mind, Jiang Miao ran to Senior Sister’s door. “Senior Sister, I’m here. Are you coming out?”

Click.

The door swung open.

Su Huaizhou shoved a plate, a bowl, and a pair of chopsticks into Jiang Miao’s arms before slamming the door shut again with a bang.

Jiang Miao: “…”

The next second, the door opened again.

He felt overjoyed, thinking there might be hope.

However, Senior Sister, still wearing the mask, only said gloomily, “Keep writing in the afternoon. If you don’t release at least ten thousand words today, just wait for the entire school to know the name Peach Jam.”

Jiang Miao: “???”

Bang!

The door slammed shut again.